I spent the last few weeks being overwhelmed by my emotions and life in general. Today, I'm once again reminded that there's much more to life than myself. The first reminder was during a long hike up a mountain and the second, which is the main focus of this post today, took place in the … Continue reading Of consumption and ethics
Month: July 2019
썸
It was only a few days back where I learnt what 썸 (sseom) means from a colleague. Apparently, it is used to describe a relationship where there is "something" going on, where the pair is more than friends but not quite dating yet. Not sure if I am using the word correctly in my context … Continue reading 썸
Of alienation & estrangement
I have been wanting to write this post a few months back but procrastination eventually got the better of me and I forgot about this until very recently. I have never been much of a fan of sociologists (though I can't name that many...Durkheim... Weber...Foucault...uhm) but Marx's theory of alienation was one of the few … Continue reading Of alienation & estrangement
musings of a 20 something 